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Some people like to take their notes digitally. It's a tradeoff, and there is no wrong side. People who like digital notes might benefit from this system. Pen
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
Some people like to take their notes digitally. It's a tradeoff, and there is no wrong side.
People who like digital notes might benefit from this system. Pen and paper is a commonly used alternative, even amongst the HN crowd, but there's no need to shout down a product that might help people because you take notes differently.
- tylercubell 10y agoYes, there is no wrong side. I'm not even directly commenting on the product itself. I'm merely expressing an alternative viewpoint that doesn't get discussed much around here. The view that often times, technology solves one problem and creates two more in its place. Notes are supposed to be brief records to _aid memory_, not critically important documents. For this purpose, pen and paper should be good enough in my point of view. For anything more serious, I would absolutely agree that "longevity, portability, and privacy" are much more important. However, for this use case I don't believe technology adds very much value. Depends on your definition of a "note" I guess.
- appleiigs 10y agoIn the HN crowd, I wonder how many notes still start off on paper, but are then transcribed into digital.
- oddlyaromatic 10y ago>Depends on your definition of a "note" I guess. Hugely. I write a lot on paper because I'm not always with a good typing device, but I'm happiest when I can write it in my rocketbook. It works with a simple app to handle syncing the paper with multiple digital services/tags. Not fully searchable but still kinda neat.